A key marginal question is: if the underlying articulation of nūn is lingual and that of mīm is labial, why is their ghunnah placed at the nasal passage? The note distinguishes the letters' base articulation from the particularly audible nasal quality in relevant recitational states.
Retain both facts: nūn has a tongue-related point and mīm a lip-related point, while ghunnah involves nasal resonance. The margin cites and compares scholarly wordings on this distinction.
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Ghunnah: letter base versus nasal quality
Makhārij al-Ḥurūf — The Fifteen Articulation Points
A key marginal question is: if the underlying articulation of nūn is lingual and that of mīm is labial, why is their ghunnah placed at the nasal passage? The note distinguishes the letters' base articulation from the particularly audible nasal quality in relevant recitational states.
Retain both facts: nūn has a tongue-related point and mīm a lip-related point, while ghunnah involves nasal resonance. The margin cites and compares scholarly wordings on this distinction.